Modifying Certain Disproportionate Share Hospital Allotments
Section 6401 · Sec. 6401 ·
What this chapter is about
Medicaid sends extra money to hospitals that treat many poor patients. This part sets Tennessee's share for four months. It also puts off a set of cuts until January 31, 2026.
The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 6401 in the PDF
What the document says
“and the DSH allotment for Tennessee for the portion of fiscal year 2026 beginning October 1, 2025, and ending January 30, 2026, shall be $17,748,493, which may be claimed as fiscal year 2026 uncompensated care costs”
Tennessee is named on its own in section 1923(f)(6)(A)(vi) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-4(f)(6)(A)(vi)). The section adds an amount for the part of fiscal year 2026 that this Act funds.
What the document actually says
“and the DSH allotment for Tennessee for the portion of fiscal year 2026 beginning October 1, 2025, and ending January 30, 2026, shall be $17,748,493, which may be claimed as fiscal year 2026 uncompensated care costs”
That sentence, in plain words
Tennessee gets a set sum for these four months. It may be claimed against care given without pay.
What this is about
Some hospitals treat many people who cannot pay. This money helps cover that. Tennessee has its own line in the law.
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The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 6401 in the PDF
What the document says
“in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking "For each of fiscal years 2026 through 2028" and inserting "For the period beginning January 31, 2026, and ending September 30, 2026, and for each of fiscal years 2027 and 2028"”
The section amends section 1923(f)(7)(A) of the Social Security Act so the schedule of cuts starts on January 31, 2026 rather than at the beginning of fiscal year 2026, and it changes the year in paragraph (8) from 2027 to 2028.
What the document actually says
“in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking "For each of fiscal years 2026 through 2028" and inserting "For the period beginning January 31, 2026, and ending September 30, 2026, and for each of fiscal years 2027 and 2028"”
That sentence, in plain words
Words naming three whole years come out. Words naming a part year and two whole years go in.
What this is about
A cut was set to start with the budget year. This law only funds part of that year. So the cut is held off until the end of January.
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Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, Public Law 119-37, sec. 6401, 139 Stat. 636 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ37/html/PLAW-119publ37.htm
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“Modifying Certain Disproportionate Share Hospital Allotments,” Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, section 6401. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/continuing-appropriations-agriculture-legislative/section-6401/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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What This Page Covers, and What It Leaves Out
The Tennessee allotment for the part year, the delay of the cuts, and the change to the last year the cut schedule runs through.
The small insertions of the words or period into two subclauses, which follow from the same change.
The section works by amending the Social Security Act. That law is not indexed here, so this file does not say how the allotments are set or how deep the cuts would be.
